わ、ダメだよ ~ アルカラ

I’m glad to have an original song requested; it’s not the first time this happens, but it’s always nice to see something different from a Touhou arrangement. I personally enjoyed the song, which is very catchy. On the other hand, didn’t like the lyrics that much –not sure if it’s because they are truly a mess or not; correct me if I’m wrong, but they seem pretty random and they don’t seem to have any connection with the rest of the album. Or maybe it’s just because I’m so used to always have a background behind a song that when I come across originals without a story at their back, I have the feel that something is off. Stated this, give Arukara a shot. They didn’t amazed me like some bands/circles did, but they’re a very nice group to listen to.

Requested by ashley.

Notes

Note that in some part I’ve left the lyrics how they are written in the booklet even though in the song they are repeated more than once –specifically, the “あかん” part; I literally give up on counting how many times that word is said. I’ve also removed the “ららら” part because it has no meaning and it’s really just a “chorus”.

“わ、ダメだよ”, in romaji “wa, dame da!”, meaning “Wha-, don’t do it!”, literally “Wha-, it’s no good!”. I won’t write a wall of text about the thousand meanings “だめだ” has, but keep in mind that the meaning vary from situation to situation, so it doesn’t exist a true translation. So, use the romaji.

Oh my God. I kinda googled translations for arukara songs completely hopeless that I’d find results but this showed up and it makes me so happy…! Thank you so much for this! (…aaaand thank you to whoever requested.)
Your blog is great, by the way! Keep up the good work :)

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